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[Richard Leis]

I would like to start a list of possibilities to complete the statement "You know the Technological Singularity is imminent when..." Try to avoid the usual. Entries can be serious or funny. Here is the first one:

You know the Technological Singularity is imminent when a spacecraft on a mission to Mars is lapped during its cruise (currently about 6 months) by a next-generation spacecraft.

[Kalepha]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when noticeably many individuals begin to vanish.

[Richard Leis]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when it just makes complete and utter sense that it is time to become a cactus-dolphin.

[th3hegem0n]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when pigs grow wings and fly.

[JonesGuy]

You know you're in the Singularity when you refuse to buy a computer, because by the time you've plugged it in, it's obsolete.

[lightowl]

You know you're in the Singularity when you refuse to buy a computer, because by the time you've plugged it in, it's obsolete.

Hehe, I am in this state about televisions now. I find it useless to buy a new one because I can rent one for a fraction of the price of a new one, and then I can get a new one when ever I want without paying full price.

[Mind]

The technological singularity is imminent when I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen the day after tomorrow.

[Kalepha]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when Google Earth has since upgraded to Google Universe, which includes the capability of analyzing all earthly systems in real-time down to the sub-atomic scale.

[justinb]

You know the TS is imminent when you can immediately know the dick size of everyone on the planet.

Or the romantic in me....

When my love is with me for now and forever...

[th3hegem0n]

Well, justin, I guess that WOULD be true...

... lol

[justinb]

Yeah, I think Nate's is the coolist and mine is the funniest.

[Jay the Avenger]

... when people start giving up their religions, because they realise they don't need them anymore.

[darauch]

[edit] I should say...

When locomotion is rare.

[darauch]

Actually, perhaps that's most likely after the singularity has begun.

[Kalepha]

Precursor to Google Universe: http://micro.magnet....of10/index.html.

[justinb]

That is crazy Nate...

You know the TS is imminent when all you see is lesbians doing each other and you yourself are a lesbian.... [lol]

Edited by justinb, 25 July 2005 - 11:48 AM.

[th3hegem0n]

Hah, that's just awesome.

[quadclops]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when noticeably many individuals begin to vanish.

Uh, I think that's the Rapture, Nate. [lol]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when . . . factory robots start organizing unions.

[knite]

When you see me running around inside your computer screen.

[Mind]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when Google introduces "googlebrain".

[amar]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when computers become the webmasters and humans become the servers.

[Kalepha]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when noticeably many individuals begin to vanish.

Uh, I think that's the Rapture, Nate. [lol]

Albert, let's hope their ghost takes them! Actually I had in mind ontological transcendence as it's mentioned in this article by Paul Hughes.

[justinb]

You know the TS is imminent when you learn all of human knowledge and recreate it and build mental models of it in less then a second.

[quadclops]

Wow, that was a fascinating article Nate! The picture at the beginning reminded me of the movie Contact.

So, "ontological transcendence" could be something similar to the Organians of Star Trek? Or some kind of non-baryonic, sentient wave-form that lives free in space?

I remember Dr. Kaku saying in Hyperspace that intelligent life would have to move beyond baryonic matter in about a trillion years or more, when proton decay really starts to become a large scale problem, but is that really do-able? Could we really build self-sustaining, intelligent energy fields to live in, or is that pure sci-fi?

Edited by quadclops, 01 September 2005 - 07:54 PM.

[Karomesis]

david lettermans top ten singularity complaints

10.who misplaced my simulation?

9. who's up for some virtual sex?

8. bill gates now goes by the name god for short.

7.the hell with flying cars, how about teleportation?

6your ex wife brings up virtual affairs and takes all your money.

5.so much for conservative predictions of the future.

4. mensa is for rhesus monkeys.

3. no more fire and brimstone preacher to entertain me at 2:00 in the morning

2. nanotech is primitive when you have femtotech.

1and the top complaint of the singularity is...........my computer is now 5 minutes old.

[Kalepha]

I remember Dr. Kaku saying in Hyperspace that intelligent life would have to move beyond baryonic matter in about a trillion years or more, when proton decay really starts to become a large scale problem, but is that really do-able?  Could we really build self-sustaining, intelligent energy fields to live in, or is that pure sci-fi?

I don't know. I want to say it's too early to tell. But I certainly want to find out.

[scottl]

Could we really build self-sustaining, intelligent energy fields to live in, or is that pure sci-fi?

Oh I dunno in some ways I find that easier to believe then the uploading bit.

[quadclops]

Well, at least we won't have to worry about it any time too soon.

You know the Technological Singularity is imminent when . . . the next time you hit your computer in frustration it flashes expletives on the screen and makes dark comments about your mother!

By the way, funny list Karomesis! [g:)]

8. bill gates now goes by the name god for short.

[Kalepha]

You know the technological Singularity is imminent when . . . you hear of the first person who customizes their utility cloud to create restore points of their body system for just in case of an accident.

[ima_tes]

... 'you' allow it. 'You' are an individuall, and as 'You' dream up and perpetuate such a vision, there it is! for 'you'. You know the technological Singularity is imminent when you allow it. any-other / an- other 'you' for a ride on the bandwagon?